A pediatrician by training, Thomas Farley began his public health career as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer with the CDC and later served as medical officer at the Louisiana Office of Public Health. Dr. Farley was NYC Commissioner of Health from 2009-­‐2013, and led 6,000 employees and supervised an annual budget of $1.5 million. As Commissioner, he advocated for groundbreaking public health policies in NYC, including making parks and beaches smoke-­‐free, prohibiting price discounting of cigarettes, raising the legal sales age of tobacco, capping the portion size of sugary drinks, and restricting the burning of air-polluting dirty fuels to heat buildings.During his tenure, mortality rates in NYC fell sharply and life expectancy rose, more so than in the rest of the United States. Dr. Farley will discuss “Promoting Health in the Bloomberg Administration: Wins, Losses, and Lessons Learned.”

Wine and cheese reception will follow.

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A pediatrician by training, Thomas Farley began his public health career as an Epidemic Intelligence Officer with the CDC and later served as medical officer at the Louisiana Office of Public Health. Dr. Farley was NYC Commissioner of Health from 2009-­‐2013, and led 6,000 employees and supervised an annual budget of $1.5 million. As Commissioner, he advocated for groundbreaking public health policies in NYC, including making parks and beaches smoke-­‐free, prohibiting price discounting of cigarettes, raising the legal sales age of tobacco, capping the portion size of sugary drinks, and restricting the burning of air-polluting dirty fuels to heat buildings. - See more at: http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Public-Health-%28DPH%29/Public-Health-Grand-Rounds/Thomas-Farley,-MD,-MPH#sthash.ZBrJH8y7.dpuf